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• A condition in which people go back and forth between periods of feeling very good (mania) and irritable or depressed. The change between mania and depression can occur quickly.

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  Cite Definition for Bipolar Disorder

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Bipolar Disorder. (n.d.). AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/bipolar-disorder.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Bipolar Disorder. www.ahrq.gov. AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/bipolar-disorder (accessed: June 5, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Bipolar Disorder." AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). 5 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/bipolar-disorder.

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